TY  - JOUR
T1  - Routine assessment of temperature in healthy newborns: Lack of evidence for its clinical utility
AU  - Jaffe AC
Y1  - 2009/03/02
N1  - 10.1001/archpediatrics.2008.556
JO  - Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
SP  - 283
EP  - 283
VL  - 163
IS  - 3
N2  - 
Temperature is routinely measured in healthy newborns, with little evidence of its utility. One textbook1 discusses hypothermia and hyperthermia; 2 others do not.2- 3 Prominent guidelines4 recommend recording temperature every 30 minutes until the newborn's condition has remained stable for 2 hours and then observing the infant for signs of illness, including temperature instability; however, instability is not defined in these guidelines. This quality improvement study was designed to provide preliminary data about this issue.

SN  - 1072-4710
M3  - doi: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2008.556
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archpediatrics.2008.556
ER  -